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A spate of North American ghost towns have made their way onto the auction block lately, enticing global buyers with cash to burn with the promise of their very own zip codes. But what might an intrepid buyer do with such an out-of-the-way acquisition? Here are six ideas.

3. Sell Your Imported Wares…Albeit from the Middle of Nowhere

In this Jan. 1, 2011 file photo, Buford resident Don Sammons stands in front of the population sign in Buford, Wyo. Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen flew to the U.S. for the first time, drove to a tiny, frigid trading outpost and bought his own piece of the American dream: Buford, Wyoming _ population 1.

In April, Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen purchased the desolate town of Buford, Wyoming (population: 1) for $900,000. Nguyen, who runs a trade and distribution company in Ho Chi Minh City, told reporters that he envisions the town as a “a large and potential market for Vietnamese goods” and that it will “likely to be the showroom for such goods,” according to the Huffington Post. When the town was formed in the 1860s, it boasted a population of 2,000. Now, the 10-acre parcel is believed to be the smallest town in America, with just one resident, one gas station (plus convenience store) and a 1905 schoolhouse.